preserve submitter preferences

db/migrate/20231122203341_add_preferences_to_submitters.rb

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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddPreferencesToSubmitters < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  class MigrationSubmitter < ApplicationRecord
+    self.table_name = 'submitters'
+  end
+
+  def change
+    add_column :submitters, :preferences, :text
+
+    MigrationSubmitter.where(preferences: nil).update_all(preferences: '{}')
+
+    change_column_null :submitters, :preferences, false
+  end
+end